Tips
1.Do not defrost covered meat. Covering mightallow cookingto take place. Always removeouterwrap andtray. Placefood ona
"defrost, juices accumulatein dish and may become hot enough to cook the food.
Elevating meat off of the dish will prevent the bottom and side from beginningto cook.
2. Begindefrostingwhole
3. The shape of the packagealters the defrosting time. Shallow rectangularshapes defrost more quickly than a deep block.
4.Defrost By Weight is programmed for specific weights. Defrost results will be affected if you enter an incorrect weight.
5.DefrostByWeightis programmedfor frozenfood at0°F. Iffood is storedata higher temperature, expect shorter defrost times.
6.After _/3the defrost time, check the food. You maywish to turn over, break apart, rearrange or removethawed portions of the food.
7.During defrost (weight or time), the oven will prompt you to turn the food over. At thispoint,openovendoorandcheckthe food. Followthe techniqueslistedbelow for optimum defrost results. Then, close oven door, touch Start Pad to complete defrosting.
A) | Turn Over | Roast, ribs, whole poultry, turkey breasts, hot dogs, sau- |
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| sages, steaks, or chops. |
B) | Rearrange | Break apart or separatesteaks, chops, hamburger patties, |
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| ground meat, chicken or seafood pieces, chunks of meat |
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| such as stew beef. |
C) | Shield | Usesmallstrips of aluminumfoil to protectthin areas,edges |
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| or unevenly shaped foods such as chicken wings. To |
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| preventarcing,donot allowfoil to |
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| walls or door. |
D) | Remove | To prevent cooking, thawed portions should be removed |
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| from the oven at this point. This may shorten defrost time |
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| for foods weighing less than |
8. Afterdefrosting, allow food to stand 10to 20 minutes if there are any icy _reas. If largesolid roasts,such as sirlointip or rumproasts,are notcompletelythawedafter standing, return roast to oven and program Defrost By Weight for 1 lb.
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